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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> we're back from more from ken burns from "the dust bowl." let me end on a very passionate subject and that's baseball. >> oh, no. >> i remember, here i am, i grew up in los angeles a dodgers fan, still a.m. but i love the nationals and my kids do. i remember saying, i have a 10-year-old and 7-year-old twins, i can remember the first time the dodgers won the pennant i was 7 and bill russell came home and i remember the beer flying through the air. i said, if only that could happen for the nationals for my kids. i was at game five with his epic collapse. i thought two things, one, the universe just isn't right. it wa
president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> we're back from more...
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all of the other ones were bush in '04, obama in '08. and when you look at the toss-up states you'd say the disappointment is pennsylvania, michigan, minnesota. they didn't get to expand the map. and when you're challenging you want to be expanding the map. let me show you why there are so many people who sit there and say you look nationally, you think boy this is a dead even race. but when you start going on the map it's very difficult. and let me just remind viewers how to follow this. we will be changing the numbers here, if you can follow up top there. i'm going to go in order of where the romney folks believe is their best opportunity. and look how hard it takes them -- how long it takes them to get to 270. north carolina in our battle ground, that's where they feel best about, then you got florida, then you got iowa and then you got colorado. those first four are the ones they feel best about. the next five are the top or maybe even slightly in the president's advantage here. and they've got to win at least two of them, one of the
all of the other ones were bush in '04, obama in '08. and when you look at the toss-up states you'd say the disappointment is pennsylvania, michigan, minnesota. they didn't get to expand the map. and when you're challenging you want to be expanding the map. let me show you why there are so many people who sit there and say you look nationally, you think boy this is a dead even race. but when you start going on the map it's very difficult. and let me just remind viewers how to follow this. we...
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when he won last time barack obama got 43% of white voters. in this week's wall street journal poll he got 40%. whites it -- have tipped dramatic throy romney. 42% said they would be pessimistic abandon worried if probe was re-elected but only 22% said they would be if romney won the what's going on? had >> barack obama did not get a big majority of white voters last time and he's not going to get it this time. his main problem is white men. he's running closer to 34%, 35%. he's losing white men both under age 50 and if ne make less than $50,000 a year and it's very hard to imagine he's going to get more than i got last time the chris: is it about jobs, unemployment, more? >> he hasn't made a clear case to those voters about why he deserves a second term. that's what the next six months are going to be about. chris: i thought most of us know that the candidates that win tentd to be the optimistic, sunny ones. does romney represent that to people? >> no. not right now. some of the most striking poll numbers have been the romney numbers on gener
when he won last time barack obama got 43% of white voters. in this week's wall street journal poll he got 40%. whites it -- have tipped dramatic throy romney. 42% said they would be pessimistic abandon worried if probe was re-elected but only 22% said they would be if romney won the what's going on? had >> barack obama did not get a big majority of white voters last time and he's not going to get it this time. his main problem is white men. he's running closer to 34%, 35%. he's losing...
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chris: with obama? >> no, no, no, with obama or democrats. >> widely circulated report that hillary clinton had told a magazine that one of her former aides that women not having it all. that she was the catcher in the rye read by the interviewers teenage daughter. so it was completely out of context. >> oh, my goodness, why. you know, justice scalia took off hunting, guess with who? >> elena kagan. >> you knew. >> in republican circles is where they should throw a hail mary pass in michigan or pennsylvania. romney doesn't really want to but a lot of the super pac groups do. they want to make pennsylvania competitive. >> i've been thinking about that a long time. the big question this week, they have a debate victory bind them. the big question this week, they have a debate victory bind them. who we're not just voting for the president, we're voting for education, healthcare, our communities, and our planet's future. your vote counts for a lot the more you know. chris: welcome back. they each won a deba
chris: with obama? >> no, no, no, with obama or democrats. >> widely circulated report that hillary clinton had told a magazine that one of her former aides that women not having it all. that she was the catcher in the rye read by the interviewers teenage daughter. so it was completely out of context. >> oh, my goodness, why. you know, justice scalia took off hunting, guess with who? >> elena kagan. >> you knew. >> in republican circles is where they should...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> and police are on the hunt this morning for a gunman that shot and killed a man at a party. police say it happened at a house party on the 7000 block of outing avenue. a 21-year-old was shot and killed and a 20-year-old suffered minor injuries in the incident. the shooter then took off. police believe the shooting was not random. some tense moments when a fight at a youth football game. someone pulled a gun and started firing wounding three people. the shooting may have resulted from a fight between two groups of teens the day before. >> more than 1,000 people gathered to remember a colorado girl found dead avenue vanishing while she walked to school. hundreds came out to release balloons and hold a candle light vigil. and in independence, missouri, people also head a vigil yesterday. her body was found a week after she disappeared. >> the food and drug administration is expanding a recall of peanuts linked to a salmonella outbreak. the company expanded the recall to raw and roas
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> and police are on the hunt this morning for a gunman that shot and killed a man at a party. police say it happened at a house party on the 7000 block of outing avenue. a 21-year-old was shot and killed and a 20-year-old suffered minor injuries in the incident. the shooter then took off. police believe the shooting was not random. some tense moments when a fight at a youth football...
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president obama will honor the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams on the south lawn today. one of the swimmers being honored is matt mcclain from carroll county, virginia. he helped the u.s. win in the relay. always an honor to meet the first lady and also to meet the olympians. >> we're so proud of all our local olympians. i think we had something like 20. it was a huge showing. let's talk about the weather. i'm not missing those 90s. >> not at all. i don't even want to talk about that. as we look outside, temperatures in the 60s for some of us. even lower for others, tom? >>> down in the low 50s for much of the region. good morning. time for your weather and traffic on the ones at 4:41. all around the region, we're going to have temperatures hold steady in the 50s for the next few hours. as we look at the hometown forecast for waldorf, in charles county, by the lunch hour, it will soar to the upper 70s with a few clouds around. for the entire region today, hour by hour, we'll be reaching near 80 degrees by midafternoon with a few clouds developing and late afternoon in th
president obama will honor the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams on the south lawn today. one of the swimmers being honored is matt mcclain from carroll county, virginia. he helped the u.s. win in the relay. always an honor to meet the first lady and also to meet the olympians. >> we're so proud of all our local olympians. i think we had something like 20. it was a huge showing. let's talk about the weather. i'm not missing those 90s. >> not at all. i don't even want to talk...
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and the barack obama every day that they see on the campaign trail, the barack obama we saw in wisconsin the day after the debate, is a president who is fighting for them. and this president has to do that in those moments when there are millions of people watching on tv. >> here is an example of the closing statement by the president that people felt was so lackluster. watch a clip of this. >> you know, four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man, and i wouldn't be a perfect president. and that's probably a promise that governor romney thinks i've kept. >> mike murphy. >> well, yeah. the president -- as the speaker said, the president got a huge chunk of unfiltered television time and lost the debate because he had nothing to say. that is a fundamental problem of the obama campaign. they have the thinnest election brochure ever. very short on accomplishments. huge national debt. none of the jobs promised. now trying to start a parade about economic statistics and saying things are now just as bad as they were when he started. what i think really worked in the debate was romney see
and the barack obama every day that they see on the campaign trail, the barack obama we saw in wisconsin the day after the debate, is a president who is fighting for them. and this president has to do that in those moments when there are millions of people watching on tv. >> here is an example of the closing statement by the president that people felt was so lackluster. watch a clip of this. >> you know, four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man, and i wouldn't be a perfect...
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well john, the issue is how romney characterized those obama voters. victims unwilling to take charge of their own lives. in other words, losers. not the right attitude for a guy who desperately says he wants to be more likable. then there was this on the continuing rage of muslims in the middle east regarding that youtube antiislam movie trailer. andrew from arlington said the movie is deplorable, but so are the protesters. america is not their enemy, fee gnattics are. that movie is nothing more than the hate filled stupidity and go about their day and not let something get to them. the protesters to act violently against america as a whole over the stupidity of some is like america blaming islam for 9/11. islam did not cause 9/11, ideology and perhaps questionable foreign policy did. well said, andrew, thanks for writing. mailbag@wusa9.com. that's our broadcast. i'll be back with topper and anita at 11:00. i'll see you then. bye bye. >>> "entertainment tonight," the worldwide leader in entertainment news. >>> mitt romney. >> is he afraid of "the view
well john, the issue is how romney characterized those obama voters. victims unwilling to take charge of their own lives. in other words, losers. not the right attitude for a guy who desperately says he wants to be more likable. then there was this on the continuing rage of muslims in the middle east regarding that youtube antiislam movie trailer. andrew from arlington said the movie is deplorable, but so are the protesters. america is not their enemy, fee gnattics are. that movie is nothing...
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obama's famous love for pies, she purchased two pies. one cherry and one sour apple. i will be killed if i don't come out of here with a pie. well done. this is "early today." just your first stop today on your nbc station. up to 30 years. he will also be in court for a less serious campaign finance charge. it's a misdemeanor, and unrelated to the more serious fraud charge. mayor vincent gray tried to go about business as usual yesterday but concedes it's difficult at times like this. >> not unexpected that had situations like this occur, they would dominate the headlines, dominate the news. for those who choose to go beyond that, i think they'll learn that the city is doing extremely well. >> brown is expected to make a statement after pleading guilty to the bank fraud charge. >>> new this morning, a man is in the hospital after a stabbing in d.c. this happened in the 600 block of i street northeast. police say they made one arrest in the case. detectives are trying to determine what led up to the stabbing. >>> also new overnight, a fir
obama's famous love for pies, she purchased two pies. one cherry and one sour apple. i will be killed if i don't come out of here with a pie. well done. this is "early today." just your first stop today on your nbc station. up to 30 years. he will also be in court for a less serious campaign finance charge. it's a misdemeanor, and unrelated to the more serious fraud charge. mayor vincent gray tried to go about business as usual yesterday but concedes it's difficult at times like this....
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he had an eight-point deficit with president obama in july. now that deficit is just three points. >>> a major cleanup in tampa, florida tonight. strong storms rolled through that area last night. it damaged a brand new walkway that was built specifically for next week's republican national convention. more trouble could be around the corner. storm 4 chief meteorologist with more on the new tropical storm and its projected path. jim? >> all eyes on tropical storm isaac. winds over 40 miles per hour. this is the latest advisory as of 11:00. moving to the west at 18 miles per hour, very close to san juan, puerto rico. one hurricane just to the south of san juan. then the official track has the cone of uncertainty into southern portions of florida by late sunday night. of course, we're talking about tampa as the republican national convention, so you betcha, all eyes into the tropics. what are we going to see on this storm? what are my thoughts on it? i'll show you in just a couple minutes. also, some areas saw some heavy rain a little bit earlie
he had an eight-point deficit with president obama in july. now that deficit is just three points. >>> a major cleanup in tampa, florida tonight. strong storms rolled through that area last night. it damaged a brand new walkway that was built specifically for next week's republican national convention. more trouble could be around the corner. storm 4 chief meteorologist with more on the new tropical storm and its projected path. jim? >> all eyes on tropical storm isaac. winds...
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barack obama loses. people know what barack obama has to sell. and they know that he didn't deliver what he said he would deliver and i think that's a big problem for him. but independents don' generally break toward the incumbent. they know what barack obama promised, they know what he delivered. they know that the economy is in the ditch. so i like where we're at. >> what is mitt romney have to do? we've talked about biographies, he's got to reveal more about himself. and that's been said a lot and i think it's crucially important. there's also as you said, independent voters, undecided voters, softly committed voters who feel that washington doesn't work and they're right about that and nothing will change. what does mitt romney have to say to folks who are going to be watching him about how he actually gets things done. how he, not only does he have a vision for the country. how he has a road map in washington to get it done under these circumstances. >> i think the mitt romney story is a story of a guy who lives his life on metrics, setting
barack obama loses. people know what barack obama has to sell. and they know that he didn't deliver what he said he would deliver and i think that's a big problem for him. but independents don' generally break toward the incumbent. they know what barack obama promised, they know what he delivered. they know that the economy is in the ditch. so i like where we're at. >> what is mitt romney have to do? we've talked about biographies, he's got to reveal more about himself. and that's been...
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president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama hit a sports bar in sioux city, iowa. on a tour of swing states before his convention. earlier in urban dale, he asked, did you watch the republican convention? >> don't boo, vote. >> reporter: mr. obama charged an obsolete message. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but nobody ever actually bothered to tell you what they were. they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> romney/ryan. >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck tough issues or kick the can down the road, we will lead. >> reporter: ryan had been at ohio state on this football saturday. mitt romney in cincinnati, blaming barack obama for america's jobless. >> and again today, 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: the current coach claims a winning season. and better ones ahead. >> we have more good jobs to create. we ha
president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama hit a sports bar in sioux city, iowa. on a tour of swing states before his convention. earlier in urban dale, he asked, did you watch the republican convention? >> don't boo, vote. >> reporter: mr. obama charged an obsolete message. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but nobody ever actually bothered to tell you what they were. they know their economic plan isn't popular. >>...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> was this your call? >> you know, the movie was john stockwell and one of the producers of hurt locker's call but i went out of my way as john will verify to get a republican cia operative at the highest level, a republican navy s.e.a.l. and one of the leading historians in the world not american to bet all of the things in the film. i wanted the opposition to bet it. the president comes out heroic because he makes the decision by himself. hillary clinton and panetta say go, do the raid. joe biden and gates say don't do it. the president thinks overnight this is in the movie and says, give me one hour from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. the next day and authorizes the raid. it's not political, tis historical. i would not do anything political when it comes to making one of my movies. >> john stockwell, talk about what drew you to this topic, the drama, how compelling this is as harvey says, how historic it is and all of that is evident and there are other films and books about this. what draws you to this project
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> was this your call? >> you know, the movie was john stockwell and one of the producers of hurt locker's call but i went out of my way as john will verify to get a republican cia operative at the highest level, a republican navy s.e.a.l. and one of the leading historians in the world not american to bet all of the things in the film. i wanted the opposition to bet it. the president comes out heroic because he...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> surveillance video shows a woman walking down the street in new jersey carrying a bulky wedding dress wrapped in a garment bag. not really suspicious except a nearby boutique says she stole it. she seems to be following close by the suspect. investigators hope that the video will lead to the woman's arrest. >> they found an arsenal of weapons inside a suit kate at an airport. a guy from massachusetts is facing charges after they found the stuff at the l.a. airport. his name is ungda ha ris. customs officials noticed he was wearing a bullet proof vest and flame-resis tent pants under his trench coat. a search of his checked baggage revealed a smoke grenade, body bag and weapons. if he's convicted, he could get five years in prison. >> the travel agency showed off its new steel and blue cars. the cars may be most remarkable for what you can't see. they are safer and designed to withstand an impact. nearly 500 new cars will replace the remaining original orange and brown metro train
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> surveillance video shows a woman walking down the street in new jersey carrying a bulky wedding dress wrapped in a garment bag. not really suspicious except a nearby boutique says she stole it. she seems to be following close by the suspect. investigators hope that the video will lead to the woman's arrest. >> they found an arsenal of weapons inside a suit kate at an...
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an obama win or a loss? would hillary have a better shot in 2016 running to replace obama or to oust romney? be right back. >> president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. chris: that, of course, was bill clinton working his magic wednesday night. many pros tell you if hillary wants to be standing on that stage accepting the nomination four years from now, she can have it. but there's been disagreement about whether getting elected president would be harder or easier for hillary clinton if president obama wins a second term. if he win this is time, americans might follow the pendulum rule and want a republican four years from now. under that rule, they usually oust the party in power. two exceptions, harry truman, and george bush holding it for the g.o.p. after president reagan. it could be easier if he loses in 2012 but she'd have to beat the incumbent mitt romney. tell me how secretary clinton should be thinking
an obama win or a loss? would hillary have a better shot in 2016 running to replace obama or to oust romney? be right back. >> president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. chris: that, of course, was bill clinton working his magic wednesday night. many pros tell you if hillary wants to be standing on that stage accepting the nomination four years from now, she can have it. but there's been...
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obama up in 19 points among women. and another fascinating thing obama gets 43% of the wheat vote, higher than in most states. is it all about the auto bailout, smart move politically? >> it is all about the auto bailout. the chevy cruise which is assembled in ohio has ohio parts. down to the seat covers. and everdy that the alternative to the auto bailout would have been 13%, 14% unemployment in that state. chs: is there a national positive for him on the auto front or is it just in a couple of states, wisconsin, obviously michigan, those kind of mi western industrial statse? >> coal being part of the state that's doing well. obviously that message will play better to romney there than to obama. but nevertheless, to back out for a second a look at the economy, generally speaking, you have states important swing states where the unemployment rate is lower than the national average. but the recent set of data we see a brightening of consumer attitudes. we see consumer sentiment and surprisingly at a five-year high despi
obama up in 19 points among women. and another fascinating thing obama gets 43% of the wheat vote, higher than in most states. is it all about the auto bailout, smart move politically? >> it is all about the auto bailout. the chevy cruise which is assembled in ohio has ohio parts. down to the seat covers. and everdy that the alternative to the auto bailout would have been 13%, 14% unemployment in that state. chs: is there a national positive for him on the auto front or is it just in a...
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. >>> the reporter who interrupted president obama today says he's not the story. his name is neil munro works for the daily caller. he shouted out a question during president's address. here's how it plays out. >> is it the right thing to do. >> is -- >> excuse me, it's not time for questions sir. not while i'm speaking. >> the president was visibly irritated. he thoughted the question, why do you favor americforeigners o american workers. he wanted to get a question in before the president turns and walked inside. he thought it was a question that couldn't wait. >>> the wife of philadelphia congressman bob brady says she stopped three masked men from breaking into their home today. deborah brady told police that her tv went dead, she shiz looked out a window and spotted two men sitting on her lawn fir tu furnitu furniture. a man began bang on window. nobody injured. nothing stolen. >>> mgm says its casino will not turn national harbor in the las vegas. the company wants to build a complex that includes slot machines, table games, a luxury hotel. but mgm says it's
. >>> the reporter who interrupted president obama today says he's not the story. his name is neil munro works for the daily caller. he shouted out a question during president's address. here's how it plays out. >> is it the right thing to do. >> is -- >> excuse me, it's not time for questions sir. not while i'm speaking. >> the president was visibly irritated. he thoughted the question, why do you favor americforeigners o american workers. he wanted to get a...
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then i will be the only alternative for obama. the economy is going to be terrible and they will vote for me. the economy is getting better, and romney has not said what he would do to make it still better. >> there is no positive economic message coming out of him. his economic plan of 59 points, and he doesn't talk about them in the smeemps. for conservatives who want to here a powerful proactive conservative message, they think he is kind of a goose egg. >> and he is so uncomfortable talking about his own wealth that they are afraid he is not going to come out and call for lower marginal tax rates. he has an economic speech coming up on february 24. chris: going to draw the big picture. let's go to the white house original decision to require catholic institutions to pay for birth control. here is what kathleen parker wrote. even though some catholic women may disagree with the church, but they still respect it. they don't want to see their church beat up. i thought you said it well. >> it has the added virtue of being true. th
then i will be the only alternative for obama. the economy is going to be terrible and they will vote for me. the economy is getting better, and romney has not said what he would do to make it still better. >> there is no positive economic message coming out of him. his economic plan of 59 points, and he doesn't talk about them in the smeemps. for conservatives who want to here a powerful proactive conservative message, they think he is kind of a goose egg. >> and he is so...
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obama added almost $16,000 in debt for every american. how will my kids pay that off when they can't even find jobs. chris: it's getting pretty hot right now. why are they raising it's stakes and going at it head-to-head this week so hard when we're so many weeks ahead of the election? >> the obama campaign knows that the economic news is not to be great before the election. it's mediocre. they need to attempt to disqualify romney now on the is central basis of his campaign, economic mr. fix it. if they don't and the economic news worsens for the president, then romney who is already close on the president in the polls has a structural advantage. go after romney now on a central qualification. if you can do that, then you follow up and say, if you think he is a harvard businessman, look what he would do with the budget and other cuts. you intensify that line of attack. if the obama campaign doesn't do do that, they miss an opportunity and allow the framing of the campaign to escape their grasp. >> you have been covering this week in chica
obama added almost $16,000 in debt for every american. how will my kids pay that off when they can't even find jobs. chris: it's getting pretty hot right now. why are they raising it's stakes and going at it head-to-head this week so hard when we're so many weeks ahead of the election? >> the obama campaign knows that the economic news is not to be great before the election. it's mediocre. they need to attempt to disqualify romney now on the is central basis of his campaign, economic mr....
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so maybe no surprise that naseem and president obama already are -- romney and president obama are already sparring with each other. romney is trying to make the obama team nervous by calling them nervous. >> mitt romney. >> governor romney. >> governor romney. >> mitt romney. >> governor romney. >> didn't know were you a spokesperson for mitt romney. chris: those romney madmen who he cooked up those ads, obsession. the obama crowd may not be obsessed at least not yet but they're definitely already focused on romney. and they confess they're disappointed that romney's emerging from the primaries so unbloodied. by his opponents. >> i don't know that his positions have been scrutinized that carefully. i know governor perry has made some halting efforts to do that in these debates. but he hasn't exactly got -- gotten the gun out of the holster. chris: rough talk. gun out of the holster. but they seem to be bugged and you heard it from axelrod talking to reporters that nobody has done any damage to romney in all these fights. >> well, give romney credit and his campaign credit. he took a page
so maybe no surprise that naseem and president obama already are -- romney and president obama are already sparring with each other. romney is trying to make the obama team nervous by calling them nervous. >> mitt romney. >> governor romney. >> governor romney. >> mitt romney. >> governor romney. >> didn't know were you a spokesperson for mitt romney. chris: those romney madmen who he cooked up those ads, obsession. the obama crowd may not be obsessed at...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> six games to go. the nats working their way towards the finish line. so are the braves. time running out on the latter. time squirrelly on the side of nationals. they're hoping st. louis is the place where they can pop some champagne. the splits right there say the bases are loaded. 9 cards came to the plate in the first inning. 5-1 after one. let's get this baseball. it's no longer with us. the nats lose 12-2. but so do the braves, so the magic number is now tw
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we...
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. >> we need a person running against president obama who is right on the issues and truthful with the american public. >> reporter: mitt romney had to talk up his uncontested wins in virginia, vermont and at home in massachusetts. >> i'm not going to let you down. i'll get this nomination. >> he had to wait to get all the-important verdict from ohio. >> i stand ready to lead our party and nation to prosperity. >> reporter: now romney faces a fresh challenge from nut newt gingrich who georgia heading into mother southern primaries. >> i want you to know that in the morning, we're going on to alabama. >> reporter: with ron paul hoping for delegates tonight, mitt romney's facing the old question. why can't he close the deal and end the race? rick santorum, a new question can he see solid front-runner standing in a republican race sure to be dragged out because of the super tuesday split result. but how dragged out, and who wins could depend on the answer to tonight's big question. who won ohio? i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, columbus. >> in virginia tonight mitt romney won 59% of the vo
. >> we need a person running against president obama who is right on the issues and truthful with the american public. >> reporter: mitt romney had to talk up his uncontested wins in virginia, vermont and at home in massachusetts. >> i'm not going to let you down. i'll get this nomination. >> he had to wait to get all the-important verdict from ohio. >> i stand ready to lead our party and nation to prosperity. >> reporter: now romney faces a fresh challenge...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. my plan will create twelve million new jobs over the next four years helping lift families out of poverty and strengthening the middle-class. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> that former baylor basketball player who tried to extort money from robert griffin, iii pled guilty yesterday. back in june richard hurd contacted one of rg3's agents demanding a million bucks or he would release some as yet unvealed damaging information on the rookie. the agent called the police and hurd was later arrested. hurd is scheduled for a hearing november 21st and he could be facing two or three years behind bars. >>> the washington wizards will be without their floor general the beginnin
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tracie potts joins us. >> president obama has some work to do. he plans to start to the in toledo, ohio. he'll be focusing on key constituencies within those states. while the poll shows he's doing very well with women, he's not doing so well with working class men. the president focusing yesterday on immigration as he swore in new citizens saying that we need laws that will allow more to stay. mitt romney tried to stay away from the big issues as he attended a picnic in new hampshire. he's had to deal with discrepancies in his campaign over health care and the penalty for not purchasing insurance. is it a penalty or is it a tax? >> the supreme court is the final word, aren't they? it's the highest court in the land. they said it's a tax. >> his campaign has called it a penalty so he's trying to do a little bit of damage control there as both candidates look toward tomorrow. the focus again will be on the economy. aaron? >> thank you. >> breaking news in the district, an overnight shooting turned deadly in the 600 block of morton street in northw
tracie potts joins us. >> president obama has some work to do. he plans to start to the in toledo, ohio. he'll be focusing on key constituencies within those states. while the poll shows he's doing very well with women, he's not doing so well with working class men. the president focusing yesterday on immigration as he swore in new citizens saying that we need laws that will allow more to stay. mitt romney tried to stay away from the big issues as he attended a picnic in new hampshire....
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much more fun than obama. but he is still a surrogate and there's only so much that the surrogates can do. the candidate himself still has to -- chris: i agree. >> let's just look at this miracle. chris, you've gone back in politics a long way. this was a bitter rivalry and they put it past them, all of them. they had the emotional maturity, this duo -- this trio, to decide country first. i have to say, i've been a longtime clinton skeptic and not particularly liker. i think the maturity of those three people the last four years has been remarkable. chris: the key is the solididity of the party. [ mitt romney ]is the solididity look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority i
much more fun than obama. but he is still a surrogate and there's only so much that the surrogates can do. the candidate himself still has to -- chris: i agree. >> let's just look at this miracle. chris, you've gone back in politics a long way. this was a bitter rivalry and they put it past them, all of them. they had the emotional maturity, this duo -- this trio, to decide country first. i have to say, i've been a longtime clinton skeptic and not particularly liker. i think the maturity...
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. >>> president obama telling his supporters they can't get up as he tries to reinvigorate his base for an election campaign. the president told supporters, the change he promised in 2008 can still comfy he renewed their energy and worked even harder this time around. he never specifically mentioned new hampshire or front-runner mitt romney but said the election would present a clear choice for voters. >> more than a dozen inmates in mississippi may not get out of jail any time soon despite being pardoned. the judge has issued a temporary injunction, did that late last night. the state's attorney general requested that injunction. he believes haley barbour might have pardoned those who dblts give sufficient public notice that they were wanting to have their records cleared. he infuriated many of his constituents by pardoning over 200 inmates. several have been convicted of murder and other violent crimes. >> more funding and more accountability for education dominated bob mcdonnell's state of the union address. he wanted to increase schoolspy $438 million and give $200 million to colleg
. >>> president obama telling his supporters they can't get up as he tries to reinvigorate his base for an election campaign. the president told supporters, the change he promised in 2008 can still comfy he renewed their energy and worked even harder this time around. he never specifically mentioned new hampshire or front-runner mitt romney but said the election would present a clear choice for voters. >> more than a dozen inmates in mississippi may not get out of jail any time...
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president obama spent dollars 66 million on tv advertising. and in the two battleground states on tap for today, mitt romney in nevada and the president in virginia. the race remains very close. >> thank you very much. susan mcginnis in washington. >>> also at that forum in florida the president faced tough questions on immigration reform. the moderator accused the president of not keeping a promise made during the 2008 campaign. mr. obama accepted responsibility but also blamed republicans. >> what we could not get was a single republican including the 20 who had previously voted for comprehensive immigration reform to step up and say we'll work with you. >> yesterday the republicaa bild a bill on visa for foreigners. >>> muslims are gearing up for another day of protest. obama administration official tells cbs news, quote, we hope we can get through the day without serious violence. fact stan has declared today a day of love for the prophet and urging people to protest peacefully while tunisia has banned all protests today. france closed emb
president obama spent dollars 66 million on tv advertising. and in the two battleground states on tap for today, mitt romney in nevada and the president in virginia. the race remains very close. >> thank you very much. susan mcginnis in washington. >>> also at that forum in florida the president faced tough questions on immigration reform. the moderator accused the president of not keeping a promise made during the 2008 campaign. mr. obama accepted responsibility but also blamed...
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president obama does not have a rally planned today, however tonight he'll host a dinner for winners of a contest. >>> for 90 minutes last night, joe biden and paul ryan went back and forth on a variety of issues, including the economy, the crisis in syria, health care, and abortion. on tax reform, ryan said there aren't enough rich americans to pay for all the president's spending. vice president joe biden said the only way to pay for romney's plan is to raise middle class taxes. the two also sparred on iran. >> we will not allow the iranians to get a nuclear weapon. >> they're moving faster towards a nuclear weapon. it's because the administration has no credibility on this issue. >> there is no weapon the iranians have at this point. you going to go to war? is that what you want to do now? >> we want to prevent war. >> ryan said he agreed with the president to pull troops out of the country by 2014 but said the white house should not announce a deadline and expose potential weakness. both the president and mitt romney said they're pleased with how their running mates did. the pres
president obama does not have a rally planned today, however tonight he'll host a dinner for winners of a contest. >>> for 90 minutes last night, joe biden and paul ryan went back and forth on a variety of issues, including the economy, the crisis in syria, health care, and abortion. on tax reform, ryan said there aren't enough rich americans to pay for all the president's spending. vice president joe biden said the only way to pay for romney's plan is to raise middle class taxes. the...
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on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. alking i've been ack iwelfare. doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beautiful view. i wonder if i can see mt. rushmore from here. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> there are conflicting reports tonight about what drove hollywood director tony scott to kill himself. friends say he had recently been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. members of scott's family, though, say those reports are
on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. alking i've been ack iwelfare. doing is that it's given me time to reflect on...
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thank you for president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male anno
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four years ago, barack obama electrified the crowd. tonight, at this convention hall, he reached out, the president did now, to all of the democratic constituencies in an effort to galvanize and expand that base. and he did so with a detail of lists for four more. >> i'm asking you to rally. rally around a set of goals for your country. goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. real, achievable plans that will lead to more jobs, more tunt. and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that is what we can do in the next four yores and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> reporter: earlier in teche evening, though, a very warm reception for a woman who has turned tragedy into triumph. gabby gifford who survived an assassination aattempt led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. it was a celebrated moment. a lot of people hoping and praying for gabby as she continues to struggle in her recovery. everybody was uplifted by that. tom sherwood, all of this d
four years ago, barack obama electrified the crowd. tonight, at this convention hall, he reached out, the president did now, to all of the democratic constituencies in an effort to galvanize and expand that base. and he did so with a detail of lists for four more. >> i'm asking you to rally. rally around a set of goals for your country. goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. real, achievable plans that will lead to more jobs, more tunt. and rebuild...
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tonight, mitt romney has edged ahead of president obama. in the latest "washington post"/abc news poll, romney is leading 50% to 47% among likely voters. that marks the first time that romney has reached 50%. romney also led among independents. independents will likely decide the election in battleground states such as florida, ohio and virginia. >> president obama is back at the white house tonight after a 48-hour cross-country campaign tour of six states. today he 'twas was in richmond he touted the endorsement of colin powell. he also cast his ballot in early voting. >>> the romney/ryan ticket is also campaigning hard in battleground states with the president rallying just 50 miles away from cleveland, tonight mitt romney spoke to a large crowd in defiance, ohio. his second stop in that state today. his running mate paul ryan made two stops in virginia. ryan held a campaign event tonight in charlottesville after a rally earlier in bristol. >>> gift cards, letters and packages disappearing from mailboxes in one d.c. neighborhood lately so
tonight, mitt romney has edged ahead of president obama. in the latest "washington post"/abc news poll, romney is leading 50% to 47% among likely voters. that marks the first time that romney has reached 50%. romney also led among independents. independents will likely decide the election in battleground states such as florida, ohio and virginia. >> president obama is back at the white house tonight after a 48-hour cross-country campaign tour of six states. today he 'twas was in...
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the obama administration has been criticized for the terrorist attack which killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others last month. >>> a funeral today for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. vice president joe biden set to attend that memorial service and burial outside of philadelphia. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 after a lengthy battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate republic who switched to a democrat in 2009 is 82 years old. president obama has ordered flags at the white house to be flown at half staff. >>> with the meningitis outbreak spreading, federal health officials are opened a war room to keep track of the cases. the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta opened this emergency operations center. 215 people are sick, and 15 others have died from meningi s meningitis, including a patient in both maryland and virginia. the food and drug administration is investigating whether drugs given to patients after eye or heart surgery could be part of this outbreak. steroids for back pain distributed by a massachusetts pharm
the obama administration has been criticized for the terrorist attack which killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others last month. >>> a funeral today for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. vice president joe biden set to attend that memorial service and burial outside of philadelphia. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 after a lengthy battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate republic who switched to a democrat in 2009 is 82 years old. president obama has...
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is it politically salient to say that barack obama is taking money out of medicare to fund obama care. yes, it is. chris: a real debate for v.p. and president. are the people i chicago who are worried about everything out there and thinking ahead of everything, are they worried about the older guy 69, going against the younger guy 27 years younger? >> i think they're definitely worried about that. it's going to be really interesting with the democratic convention coming up this week. biden is not speaking on the same night as obama. in fact, he is going to be presenting obama to the group. he doesn't have his own night as paul ryan did last week with the republican show. he is not going to be in the attack mode this week. bill clinton the night before, birdie is talking more about the obama legacy, the last four years. i know this guy as a president. you're going to see him slipping over right after that and then going out on to the campaign trail and taking on that traditional attack. >> if you go to ryan, he is a number cruncher. he might intimidate birdie? i don't think so. this is
is it politically salient to say that barack obama is taking money out of medicare to fund obama care. yes, it is. chris: a real debate for v.p. and president. are the people i chicago who are worried about everything out there and thinking ahead of everything, are they worried about the older guy 69, going against the younger guy 27 years younger? >> i think they're definitely worried about that. it's going to be really interesting with the democratic convention coming up this week....
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president obama preparing for tomorrow's debate but in nevada. he has not made any campaign appearances since sunday. romney says he would not deport any undocumented immigrants in the u.s. because of an executive order the president signed. they can stay for two years if they came before they were 16, are still 30 or younger, and meet other criteria. romney criticized the president for signing that executive order during an election year. he also said he would veto a bill that would grant a path to citizenship. >>> strong attacks coming from both sides, but now some residents in roanoke, virginia, say one anti-obama display goes too far. a man named curtis caldwell put up a statue on his front lawn that is a monkey wearing an obama mask. then it says no 'bama and a confederate flag. >> not trying to say obama is an ape or nothing. if i had a kangaroo, i'd put a kangaroo up there. i had a monkey. i bought that long ago in florida. i think we need to get him out of office. that's the primary thing i'm trying to say, get this man out of office. >>
president obama preparing for tomorrow's debate but in nevada. he has not made any campaign appearances since sunday. romney says he would not deport any undocumented immigrants in the u.s. because of an executive order the president signed. they can stay for two years if they came before they were 16, are still 30 or younger, and meet other criteria. romney criticized the president for signing that executive order during an election year. he also said he would veto a bill that would grant a...
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still to come, the safety concerns that have an automaker pulling president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. e. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. six people have been hurt in overnight clashes in beirut between sunni and
still to come, the safety concerns that have an automaker pulling president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't...
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obama romney face their toughest inquisitors yet, you the public. >>> hillary steps up. the secretary of state takes responsibility for the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. what happens next was a miracle. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. while the nation is focused on tonight's second presidential debate. hillary chin continue to is stepping forward to become the lightening rod for the deadly attack in libya. clinton pushed back on the idea that president obama and vice president biden ignored warning signs and clinton rejected any suggestion the white house was shifting blame to the state department. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the need
obama romney face their toughest inquisitors yet, you the public. >>> hillary steps up. the secretary of state takes responsibility for the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. what happens next was a miracle. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. while the nation is focused on tonight's second presidential debate....
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big job because while the polls are telling us that people are not wholly satisfied with president obama, they also say that they're not yet convinced mitt romney's the guy to replace him. ours from now, mitt romney and paul ryan arrive for the delayed start of the republican convention. ann romney speaks tonight. her role some boost her husband's likability. nearly 30 points behind the president's in the latest reuters poll. and convince mom paying bills and raising children that romney gets it. >> this is somebody who has lived it, but more importantly, she can tell you how much mitt romney understands that. reporter: this convention is all about convincing swing voters that a super rich successful businessman can identify with the struggling middle class. >> we are so used to being entertained and wowed. do we have to be wowed for everything? can't we just vote for somebody that is imminently qualified? >> reporter: marshall blackburn is scheduled to speak today. >> you'll hear me talk about the great opportunity party and about recommitting and revitalizing the american dream. >> rep
big job because while the polls are telling us that people are not wholly satisfied with president obama, they also say that they're not yet convinced mitt romney's the guy to replace him. ours from now, mitt romney and paul ryan arrive for the delayed start of the republican convention. ann romney speaks tonight. her role some boost her husband's likability. nearly 30 points behind the president's in the latest reuters poll. and convince mom paying bills and raising children that romney gets...
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it is the lowest since president obama took office. and hiring in july and august was better than first reported. but there are still more than 12 million americans out of work and critics, including mitt romney, say there's nothing to celebrate. >>> speaking in fairfax, president obama called today's news another step forward. northern virginia bureau chief julie carry was there and joins us live in the newsroom. >> the president must have been very happy to change the subjenth from his sub par debate performance. helps mr. obama underscore his case that he is making progress that will continue if he's given a second term.
it is the lowest since president obama took office. and hiring in july and august was better than first reported. but there are still more than 12 million americans out of work and critics, including mitt romney, say there's nothing to celebrate. >>> speaking in fairfax, president obama called today's news another step forward. northern virginia bureau chief julie carry was there and joins us live in the newsroom. >> the president must have been very happy to change the subjenth...
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our new poll shows president obama and mitt romney locked in a tight battle for the white house. >>> right-of-way? scary moments as a three-year-old chinese boy drives his toy motorcycle in rush hour traffic. >>> and rite of passage, pleebs finish up their first year with a time honor tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" fear for wednesday, may 23rd, 2012. >>> i'm lynn berry. we begin with neck in neck a new poll finds president obama locked neck in neck with mitt romney tracie pott joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: hi lynn, good morning, everyone. let's get to the numbers, they do show how tight this race really is. in terms of who is ahead so far, president obama by four points, 47 to 43, important to point out that is a statistical tie, between the two candidates. also watch the trend because the president's number is down about 2 percentage points since last month. mitt romney is the same as he was in april. now, when it comes to the announcement the president made of same sex marriage, 17% are more likely to vote for
our new poll shows president obama and mitt romney locked in a tight battle for the white house. >>> right-of-way? scary moments as a three-year-old chinese boy drives his toy motorcycle in rush hour traffic. >>> and rite of passage, pleebs finish up their first year with a time honor tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" fear for wednesday, may 23rd, 2012. >>> i'm lynn berry. we begin with neck in neck a...
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[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> three, two, one, and liftoff. >> and just like that, another commercially owned spacecraft on its way into space. spacex launched its unmanned falcon rocket from cape canaveral in florida. it's on its way to the international space station with 1,000 pounds in cargo. you may remember last time in may they had a test. it will stay for about three weeks and then returning to earth. if i heard correctly, there's ice cream apparently on this rocket. they wanted some kind of swirled ice cream. >> yum. that sounds good about this hour, at least for us. >> if you can make ice cream last in space, i think we can all go. >> it
[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> three, two, one, and liftoff. >> and...
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obama sitting here. and he's -- i just was going to ask him a couple of questions. >> no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. >> the 47% who are with him, believe that they are victims. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. >> so there it is. we're two days left. mayor, what stands out for you? >> well, the clinton speech, when he basically put it plain and used simple arithmetic. this was a damaged economy, and now this was a president who faced challenges that haven't been seen since the great depression. the second part, the part where i got fired up, because i'm not
obama sitting here. and he's -- i just was going to ask him a couple of questions. >> no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. >> the 47% who are with him, believe that they are victims. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. >> so there it is. we're two...
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president obama practicing for tomorrow night at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. mitt romney is preparing in boston. both sides agree the president has to improve on his performance from the first debate. >> he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our country faces. >> the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record, and he can't change his policies, and that's what this election is about. >> some obama aides say the president wasn't as prepared as they wanted for the first debate because he had to focus on some of his presidential responsibilities. now, you can watch tomorrow night's presidential debate live here on nbc 4. our coverage begins at 9:00 p.m., and then stay tuned for news 4 at 11:00 for a full breakdown of what the candidates said. >>> if you haven't registered to vote yet, you'd better do so this week. today is the deadline for voters to register. in maryland and west virginia, you have until tomorrow. in the district, you've missed the deadline
president obama practicing for tomorrow night at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. mitt romney is preparing in boston. both sides agree the president has to improve on his performance from the first debate. >> he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our country faces. >> the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record, and he can't change his policies, and that's what this...
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when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> the mediterranean dessert, baklava dates back to the eighth senturely made be phillo dough and it's homemade. welcome. good to see you. >> thank you for having us. >> getting ready for the big festival you have every year. taste of ar mania. this is one of the favorites people get to taste there and you brought us a sample. but, you are going to show us how to make it. >> thank you. >> first you want to start with the phyllo dough. use number four. >> that's the thickness. >> exactly. >> what is next? >> you have to start ahead by preparing a simple syrup. here, we have two cups of sugar, one cup of water and half juic
when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> the mediterranean dessert, baklava dates back to the eighth senturely made be phillo...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i prove... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> right now, thousands of people are racing in the army ten miler from northern virginia to the mall. >> and the first wave of racers are crossing the finish line, derek ward is there live. good morning. >> we're at a point right here where you can see the clean up going on at the start line, and off in the distance, you see the first wave of runners as they near the finish line. i want to show you a shot from our city cam. and it is a ten mile course with 30,000 runners. this is the third largest ten mile course in the world. there are some wounded warrior participants. we have seen them in the hand cycles and the w
president obama: i'm barack obama and i prove... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> right now, thousands of...
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we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> first lady, michelle obama tells her daughters to embrace whoever they are going to be, just don't do it on facebook. she said in a round table discussion, she won't let malia or sasha join the site. their every moment can be captured and shared online. she talked about the conversation with their daughters. she's worried someone could use their moment of expression to define their character fofr. >>> halloween is just a few weeks away. big bird costumes are flying off store shelves. mitt romney mentioned the eight foot tall character. costume stores have seen an increase in sales. the other big sellers are presidential masks. president obama's masks are outselling mitt romneys. >>> the number of americans seeking unemployment aid went down last week. let's check in with mary thompson. she joins us live with more on that and the rest of the days headlines. >> stocks are getting lifted from the positive news. housing dropped to a five-year low. holding on to a 26-point gain. the s
we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> first lady, michelle obama tells her daughters to embrace whoever they are going to be, just don't do it on facebook. she said in a round table discussion, she won't let malia or sasha join the site. their every moment can be captured and shared online. she talked about the conversation with their daughters. she's worried someone could use their moment of expression to define...
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president obama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in st. george's county. officers headed to ham lan street and found the woman dead at the scene. police have not released the woman's name or made any arrests. >>> police in montgomery county say they do have suspects though in a robbery and shooting last night in wheaton. police say a man was shot and robbed around 11:30 on mcmahon road near windham lane. no arrests yet, but police say they have identified people who may be involved. >>> to iran today, denying report that it agreed to negotiate about its nuclear program directly with the united states. the whi
president obama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the...
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michelle obama already voted with an absentee ballot. she told ryan seacrest on the "today" show it's easier than ever for americans to vote. >> as a busy mom, i'm still a working mom, i look for convenience. who knows where i'll be on election day. there's no reason, with early voting and absentee voting that citizens in this country shouldn't be able to make their voices heard. >> early voting begins next monday in the district and a week from saturday in maryland. >>> a police officer and an ohio state trooper are recovering after their motorcycles collided while escorting the first lady. they somehow sideswiped each other yesterday afternoon as she was heading to the airport. the first lady was not hurt in the crash. >>> paul ryan's visit to a soup kitchen in ohio might have done more harm than good for a charity. the vice president nominee were not authorized to be there saturday. they didn't do anything during the trip. it looks like they are washing dishes. look closely, they appear to be already clean. the head of the charity say
michelle obama already voted with an absentee ballot. she told ryan seacrest on the "today" show it's easier than ever for americans to vote. >> as a busy mom, i'm still a working mom, i look for convenience. who knows where i'll be on election day. there's no reason, with early voting and absentee voting that citizens in this country shouldn't be able to make their voices heard. >> early voting begins next monday in the district and a week from saturday in maryland....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are back, and we go back now to chuck todd at his command center with the numbers and the maps. chuck, i'm interested in the route to 270 for both candidates. we'll get to that in a minute. what do the final schedules tell us about where these campaigns think they are? >> you know how i feel. i think the schedules are more accurate sometimes than the polling itself. here is the president's final two days. today it's offense. florida, new hampshire, colorado. but he also goes to ohio. in fact, the last couple of days ohio has been like an airline hub for air force one. but more intriguing to me is where the president is spending monday. monday it's firewall day. that's his final day on the trail, and it's ohio, wisconsin, and iowa. and let me show you the mitt romney schedule. also the same feeling, if you will. today, it's offense day. he's trying to go into pennsylvania. that's kind of an insurance policy, if you will. if ohio doesn't go well. but he al
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are back, and we go back now to chuck todd at his command center with the numbers and the maps. chuck, i'm interested in the route to 270 for both candidates. we'll get to that in a minute. what do the final schedules tell us about where these campaigns think they are? >> you know how i feel. i think the schedules are more accurate sometimes than the polling itself. here is the president's final two days....